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Lt. Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Elliot L. Richardson | Republican |
1,121,985 |
50.22% |
| John W. Costello | Democratic |
1,097,380 |
49.11% |
| Edgar E. Gaudet | Socialist Labor |
9,551 |
0.43% |
| Prescott F. Grout | Prohibition |
5,424 |
0.24% |
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| Demographic Data
1970 Population: | 5,689,170 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 280.2 | persons/km2 | 1960 Population: | 5,148,578 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 253.5 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.0 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of State. Election Statistics (1964), Massachusetts Secretary of State (archive.org/details/electionstatisti1964mass) (accessed 14 Jun 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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